you adversity for food and suffering for drink, he will still be with you to
teach you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes. Your own ears will
hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, ‘This is the way you should go,’
whether to the right or to the left.” Isaiah 30:20-21
Greetings to you all and gratitude to our Father
for your journey with us in 2012!!
This
year, 2012, has been an incredible year! I left my home in December of
2011 not knowing what G0d had in store for me, for HSI, for C@therine,
for the people of M@li. My plan was not to be gone for a year, but this
week I have been in M@li for a full year and do not know what G0d’s time
table is for my return home. My plans for my time in M@li were so
different from what G0d’s plans were for this time! I have seen Him like
never before, I have walked with Him like never before, I have heard
His guidance like never before, I have watched Him work like never
before! The scripture above has proven true…though adversity and
suffering has surrounded me, HE has been with me to teach me, I have
seen Him with my own eyes, my own ears have heard Him, and He has been
right behind me saying, “This is the way you should go.” The great thing
is that the scripture has not been true for just me, but for the His
people in M@li. How about you…how has He been with you this year, how
has He taught you, how have you seen Him and heard Him, how has He
instructed you?
I have shared many glimpses with you, but one of
the greatest glimpses of G0d’s gl0ry has been seeing His people bow
before Him together and call out to Him on behalf of the people of M@li
and watch Him pour out His Sp!r!t and power to move and work!! You see
He has taken over 500 pr@yer warriors, countless financial supporters,
and the volunteers who walked with Him here, and He has displayed His
gl0ry in M@li! All of the glimpses you have read about so far have been a
result of your f@ithfulness to pr@y, to support, and to walk with us
here!! It has been a privilege to serve alongside you for His gl0ry this
year–2012!! When His people, who are called by His name, humble
themselves…HE MOVES, HE COMES CLOSER, HE SHOWS US HIS GL0RY!
As
2012 comes to a close and we begin looking toward 2013, I want you to
know that my heart is bowed down in gratitude to each of you for your
f@ithful pr@yers, your f@ithful support, and your f@ithfulness to walk
with us in all the ways G0d has led you. These glimpses and so many more
have been given to us by our G0d so that we can know Him, understand
Him, and believe that He and only He is G0d. Without you, we would not
have seen the greatness of our G0d in this year–2012! I look forward to
2013 together with you! Keep your eyes open for the glimpses of
G0d…He is coming by again SOON!!